“I had a nice time,” she said. “I am the youngest of the first-run ‘Star Trek’ fans. I recall vividly watching ‘The Way to Eden’ (episode) in its first run and that was it – I knew who Kirk and Spock were before I was 3 1/2 years old. So next year’s Trekonderoga will kick off my 50th anniversary as a ‘Star Trek’ fan.”

She got a set tour with Cawley himself conducting it, and went to the Trekonderoga dinner event, where she was delighted to be seated next to Meriwether.

“BarBara Luna and Lee Meriwether were sitting at my table for the Friday dinner, one on each side,” Pabon said.

Luna, a frequent 1960s and ‘70s TV guest star, was the captain’s girlfriend on the “Mirror, Mirror” episode of “Star Trek.”

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James Cawley welcomes actor and author John Carrigan to the sets. Carrigan and his companion flew in from London for Trekonderoga.

Photo by Lohr McKinstry

Cawley had praise for the new “Star Trek: Discovery” series CBS is launching this month.

“I’m excited,” he said. “Give them a chance.”

Some fans have said the new show seems to be a departure from “Star Trek” canon, but Cawley said it hasn’t even premiered yet, and many of the props and sets look like just updated versions of the originals.

“Star Trek: Discovery” tales place 10 years before the time in which the original series was set.

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This is the dealers’ room at Trekonderoga, located in the Ticonderoga High School gym.

Photo by Lohr McKinstry

The Star Trek Original Series Set Tour has really taken off, Cawley said.

“We are seeing lots of foot traffic,” he said. “It’s been great for the downtown.”